Up 30.3 bln eur vs May (Il Sole 24 Ore Radiocor) - Rome , 16 Aug - Italy's public debt rose to 2,948.5 billion euros in June, up by 30.3 billion compared to the previous month, data from the Bank of Italy showed.

Debt of Italy's central administration rose by 30.4 billion euros while that of local administrations decreased by 0.1 billion and that of social security agenices unchanged.

The average residual life of Italian debt inched down to 7.7 years from 7.8 years in May.

Italian debt in the hands of the Bank of Italy decreased to 23.1% of the total in June from 23.3% the previous month.

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(RADIOCOR) 16-08-24 11:54:12 (0208) 5 NNNN